Jimmy Carter. Free frank "Jimmy Carter" as ex-President on cover with typed "Official Business" and typed address to Brooklyn N.Y., red "Dyker Heights Sta. USPO Brooklyn N.Y. Oct. 2, 1993" double-circle datestamp, cover with scuff at left well away from frank and markings, otherwise Very Fine, a rare autograph free frank of this living president

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Amelia Earhart. Autograph at upper left of cover with Jan. 7-8, 1929 Miami Municipal Airport Dedication cachet to Woodhaven N.Y., imperforate 1-1/2c and 2c stamps tied by "Miami Jan. 7 9:30AM 1929" machine cancel, minor corner dents, Very Fine

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Edward, Duke of Windsor. The papers of Mrs. Polly Brooks Howe with 130+ photographs, approximately 75 color snapshots of Edward and the Duchess of Windsor, largely informal photos showing their country home outside Paris, parties and guests, the Duke in his uniform as Knight of the Garter, etc., includes 1 ALS from the Dutchess mentioning the recent publication of the Duke's memoirs, lot also includes 6 ALS and 1 TLS from Gertrude Legendre, on Gen. Eisenhower's staff, discussing the war, life in London, etc., accompanied by magazine & newspaper clippings showing Mrs. Howe and her social circle, etc. fascinating lot

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Anna Symmes Harrison. Autograph free frank "Free Anna Harrison" on folded cover to Cincinnati, ms. "Cleves O. May 5" postmark, cover addressed in her hand, light vertical file fold barely affects free frank, Very Fine, an attractive example of this free frank from the widow of William Henry Harrison, there is no yeardate, but circa 1841-44

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Mary Lord Harrison. Nine autograph free franks and two facsimiles, used from 1921-47, several interesting incl. one to Evansville Ind. with pair of 3c Postage Due stamps and marked "Due 6c" in pencil by clerk unaware of franking privilege; also 1947 use from New York to Stamford Conn. with 13c Special Delivery stamp and purple "Postage Due 3 cents" handstamp who was also unaware and who thought this was sent without first class postage; another with 10c Special Delivery and with purple "Special Delivery" and "Fee Claimed by Office of First Address" handstamps, one on post card, one addressed to Mrs. Hoover in the White House and marked "Personal", overall fresh and Very Fine, desirable group

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Richard M. Johnson. Free frank as Vice President on very unusual 1837 folded letter containing an integral letterpress copy of a 2pp letter headed Batavia, Java, signed I. J. Roberts, on the third page is a printed notice and a second letter from Roberts (in manuscript) regarding the addressee's interest in missionary work among the Western Indians and suggesting instead "these eastern heathen", cover addressed to College Hill, D.C., "Lexington Ky. Jul. 6" circular datestamp, small paper loss at corners, not affecting text or appearance, still Fine, rare and very unusual use; during the War of 1812 Johnson raised a battalion of Kentuckians to fight the British and Indians; at the battle of Thames he killed the great Indian chief Tecumseh, ex Robertson and Schwartz

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John F. Kennedy. Hurried autograph on oversize card with cachet of PT 109, 4c stamp tied by "U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Aug. 1, 1961 A.M." postmark, purple "U.S.S. J.P. Kennedy, New York N.Y. Aug. 2, 1961" double-circle datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, scarce genuine signature, ex Robertson

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Ephraim Kirby, John Chester. One folded letter and one folded cover, both addressed to the Collector of Revenue in New Haven Conn., free franked by Ephraim Kirby and John Chester respectively, both veterans of the Battle of Bunker Hull, first also with "Litchfield May 10" rimless circular datestamp, Very Fine, according to Wikipedia, Kirby was a Revolutionary War soldier, published the first volume of law reports in the United States, was the first General High Priest of the Royal Arch Masons of the United States and was the first judge of the Superior Court of the Mississippi Territory, Chester was a prominent Revolutionary war soldier and rose to colonel in the Continental Army

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Norman Rockwell. Full signatures in ink on eight first day covers, six with "Sincerely, Normal Rockwell", one with "My best wishes to William S. Leavy, Sincerely Normal Rockwell" and one with "I once occupied Remington's studio in New Rochelle, Sincerely, Norman Rockwell", cachets incl. three different Famous American Artists, Mt. Rushmore, two different Winslow Homer and Remington, three Famous Americans with same typed address, others unaddressed, Extremely Fine signatures, lot also incl. Igor Stravinsky, Souvenir Card with Bohemia and Moravia Nos. B27 and B28 (composer Bedrich Smetana), Extremely Fine

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Theodore Roosevelt. TLS, on his stationery from 30 East 42nd Street in New York and dated Nov. 17, 1914, contents is thank you note, typo corrected in his hand, with original cover with typed address and forwarded to Dorchester Mass., Very Fine, the recipient, James B. Connolly, became the first winner at the modern Olympic Games (1896) and the first known Olympic champion in over 1,500 years

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Edith Carow Roosevelt. Six free franked covers used between 1924-42, incl. four with word "Free" by autograph, one includes small card with secretarial note, one is post card, originations incl. Oyster Bay, Huntington and Brooklyn Conn., few with slight toning, Very Fine and desirable group

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Free Franks and Signatures. 13 items, incl. free franks of Samuel Meredith (Treasurer of the U.S. from 1789-1801), Worcester Webster (postmaster responsible for the unique Boscawen provisional), Daniel Webster, John C. Breckinridge, Hannibal Hamlin, John G. Nicolay (private secretary to Abraham Lincoln), William A. Browning and Edmund Cooper (1st and 2nd private secretaries to President Andrew Johnson), Horace Porter (private secretary to Ulysses S. Grant) Herbert Hoover (2, one on postcard), also incl. cut out signature of Mrs. James K. Polk and cover front to "President of the United States" with 1sh Green (5: SG 54), few faults to be expected, overall a most fascinating group

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Presidential Widows Balance. Twelve items, incl. cover with enclosure signed by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (who relinquished her free franking privilege when she remarried), two mourning covers sent from the Harding household each with 2c stamp, one sent from Mrs. Taft with 2c stamp after her husband's death and before privileges were granted, two Edith Bolling Wilson free franks on mourning covers, ALS from Frances Cleveland, also three engravings of Mrs. Grant, Garfield and Cleveland, overall Fine-Very Fine

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Autographs and Ephemera Accumulation. Group of items, incl. some sent to various U.S. presidents such as F.D.R., Grant, few older documents incl. 1761 bill of lading, other signatures incl. various British statesmen, few cuts incl. Upton Sinclair, best item is oversize document signed by F.D.R. as Governor of New York in 1931 requesting extradition from Ohio for a criminal, also incl. some oversize Korean War photographs, some documents from state of Louisiana incl. official imprints, nice group of covers from England to Trinidad in 1870's, printed pamphlet "Report of a Protestant Refugee in Boston 1687" translated from French and published in 1868 (faulty), copy of The New York Herald from Jan. 5, 1863 with headline and map of Battle of Vicksburg, few other publications incl. broadside from Feb. 25, 1847 soliciting for Dragoons for Mexico, also a correspondence of the Duc de Richel, a fantastic and diverse group

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